Three men arrested in Gurnee are accused of burglaries across southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois; prosecutors say phone data and recovered files tied the suspects to multiple break‑ins.

Police released surveillance images of four people accused of an aggravated battery on a CTA platform on April 3. Detectives ask riders to preserve video and call the tip line.

Chicago police released a description of a man accused of public indecency on a Brown Line train near Diversey and asked riders with tips to contact Mass Transit detectives.

Mayor Brandon Johnson highlighted Malcolm X College’s West Side community center and a larger budget figure that outpaces earlier estimates. The project aims to add meeting, instructional and event space at the West Campus.

A 42-year-old man was shot near Union Station Thursday morning; Belmont Area detectives say the shooter fled in a black sedan and the victim was taken to Stroger Hospital.

Police say a 35‑year‑old stabbed a 26‑year‑old woman during a home invasion in Austin last Thursday. He faces attempted murder and several felony counts.

Anosh Ahmed, a former Loretto Hospital finance chief accused of embezzling roughly $15 million, has reportedly returned to the U.S., reopening federal court scheduling.

A Plainfield woman was arrested in Yorkville and booked on 14 felony counts alleging repeated sexual conduct with a juvenile between January and March 2024.

A child suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on the 400 block of Titsworth Court in Aurora. The driver remained on scene and cooperated while police investigate.

On the same day, in two buildings a few hundred feet apart, Chicago health inspectors found over 30 mouse droppings at each — in the dry food storage area, behind the ice machine, and on electrical outlets behind cooking equipment. At a school where 98% of students are economically disadvantaged, and where the cafeteria may be the most reliable meal many children get all day, a failed inspection is not an abstraction.

An inspector general's report ties a former top mayoral aide to a paid internship and nearly $10 million in contested invoices.

A Sangamon County wrongful-death suit says the YNOT after-school camp was built too close to County Highway 5A and lacked barriers that could have stopped the vehicle. Families are seeking accountability and safety changes.

CBP agriculture specialists at O'Hare found a dried monkey carcass in a traveler's bag on April 11; the agency destroyed the remains and reminded travelers bushmeat is prohibited.